It was a mere matter of time, but it was just make official. Ronald Koeman it will no longer be coach of FC Barcelona. Joan Laporta and his Board of Directors have decided to end the Dutchman’s contract with the club, which ended on June 30, 2022.
The truth is that the team start of season it was leaving a lot to be desired. League ties against Cádiz (0-0) and Athletic (1-1), or grenade at home (1-1), and above all the goals received from Bayern Munich (0-3) and Benfica (3-0) in Champions they had been very hard sticks. Of course, it is also true that squad that Koeman has enjoyed it is not as good as in other years.
Messi’s departure, free to Paris saint germain, without a doubt it had been the first blow for the entity, already in the month of August. Then joined that of a Griezmann that never convinced in Can Barça. Anyway Koeman hadn’t gotten his people to do a football showy in this beginning of the course and had saved results in a very hurry
The Dutchman’s adventure in Barcelona has lasted just over a year. I arrive in September 2020, by the hand of Bartomeu and his Board, and with the debacle against him Bayern in Champions (2-8) still very hot. The first thing he did was to ‘strike’ three players of the stature of Luis Suarez, Arturo vidal and Ivan Rakitic, in addition to closing the door to Riqui Puig and later to Ilaix.
Despite the poor role in Champions (lost to PSG in the round of 16) and in the league (they were 3rd with the worst score in 13 years), Koeman also has lived good times in this brief stage in the Barcelona club.
Without a doubt the best was in April, when he won the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao (4-0). It was the first title for the Catalans after a course 2019-20 blank. Another residue left by the coach is the ‘resurface’ of the young.
Above all embodied in the figure of Pedri, who has become essential for the club and the national team with just 18 years. Also remain youth players with projection in the first team, like Mingueza, Alejandro Baldé or Gavi, who will have to settle with the next coach. Koeman is already Barcelona history.
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